Saturday June 10, 1972
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

National League pitching statistics through games of Saturday, June 10, 1972

   Club          W   L   ERA   G   CG  SV   IP     H    R    ER   HR   BB   SO
Los Angeles     31  20  2.22   51  14  14   466   366  137  115   22  133  279
Chicago         26  20  2.59   46  23   8   414   364  138  119   26  128  233
Pittsburgh      31  17  2.99   48   9  15   452   399  169  150   40  149  269
New York        33  16  3.17   49   9  18   448   393  170  158   35  147  325
San Diego       16  34  3.36   50  13   4   461   413  193  172   42  213  315
Cincinnati      30  19  3.61   49   6  19   449   429  197  180   45  139  260
Houston         28  22  3.63   50  13  11   453   409  205  183   30  168  306
Philadelphia    19  30  3.70   49  13   6   448   420  197  184   43  167  307
St. Louis       22  28  3.80   50  21   2   443   431  205  187   33  172  266
Montreal        20  27  3.93   47  13   6   419   386  195  183   30  194  241
San Francisco   17  38  4.07   55  13   8   490   466  263  222   50  173  307
Atlanta         23  25  4.27   48  11   8   422   454  222  200   40  143  224

 League Leaders        W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Don Sutton (LA)        8   1  1.25  11  11   5   0   3   94   53   18   13    4   18   66
Claude Osteen (LA)     7   3  1.44  10  10   3   0   1   81   68   14   13    4   22   30
Steve Stone (SF)       3   6  2.15  13  11   4   0   1   84   64   26   20    5   27   57
Al Downing (LA)        3   2  2.26  10  10   3   0   2   72   61   23   18    2   29   45
Gary Nolan (CIN)       7   1  2.30  11  11   3   0   1   82   66   26   21    7   15   43
Jon Matlack (NY)       6   2  2.31  11   9   3   0   1   74   58   23   19    2   21   42
Dock Ellis (PIT)       5   2  2.33   8   8   1   0   0   54   42   15   14    3    7   31
Burt Hooton (CHI)      5   4  2.42  11  11   5   0   1   86   66   26   23    4   36   57
Fergie Jenkins (CHI)   7   5  2.45  13  13  11   0   0  110   87   34   30   10   25   63
Milt Pappas (CHI)      4   3  2.60   9   9   3   0   1   55   62   22   16    5   12   29

 Atlanta               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Hardin             1   0  2.13   6   0   0   0   0   13   13    3    3    0    6    6
Ron Schueler           2   1  2.40  13   4   0   0   0   41   30   14   11    3   18   30
Cecil Upshaw           0   1  2.77  10   0   0   5   0   13   12    4    4    1    0    8
Phil Niekro            7   5  3.57  13  12   7   0   0   93   86   40   37    7   10   54
Ron Reed               4   6  3.98  11  11   3   0   0   75   77   39   33    5   21   39
Tom Kelley             4   5  4.07  11  11   1   0   0   73   78   38   33    9   33   37
Jim Nash               1   0  5.14  10   3   0   1   0   28   29   17   16    2   21    9
Mike McQueen           0   1  5.40   3   1   0   1   0   10   12    8    6    2    6    4
Pat Jarvis             4   2  5.65  11   4   0   0   0   29   40   19   18    2    8   15
Steve Barber           0   0  5.74   5   0   0   0   0   16   18   10   10    1    6    6
Gary Neibauer          0   0  7.27   8   0   0   0   0   17   27   15   14    6    6    8
George Stone           0   4  9.64  11   2   0   1   0   14   32   15   15    2    8    8

 Chicago               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jack Aker              1   0  0.00   4   0   0   1   0    6    1    0    0    0    2    3
Steve Hamilton         0   0  0.00   5   0   0   0   0    4    4    0    0    0    2    3
Phil Regan             0   1  2.25   5   0   0   0   0    4    6    1    1    0    2    2
Tom Phoebus            2   0  2.35  10   0   0   3   0   23   17    6    6    2    9   16
Burt Hooton            5   4  2.42  11  11   5   0   1   86   66   26   23    4   36   57
Fergie Jenkins         7   5  2.45  13  13  11   0   0  110   87   34   30   10   25   63
Milt Pappas            4   3  2.60   9   9   3   0   1   55   62   22   16    5   12   29
Juan Pizarro           3   2  2.61   7   4   1   0   0   38   35   12   11    3   15   14
Bill Hands             4   2  2.84  11   9   3   0   1   67   63   24   21    1   15   33
Dan McGinn             0   3  3.10  13   0   0   4   0   20   18    9    7    0    7   11
Larry Gura             0   0 20.25   2   0   0   0   0    1    4    3    3    1    2    2
Joe Decker             0   0  Inf    1   0   0   0   0    0    1    1    1    0    1    0

 Cincinnati            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Clay Carroll           3   1  1.86  23   0   0  11   0   29   26    7    6    1    7   14
Gary Nolan             7   1  2.30  11  11   3   0   1   82   66   26   21    7   15   43
Ross Grimsley          2   1  2.45   7   6   0   0   0   40   44   13   11    4   12   18
Tom Hall               3   1  2.51  19   2   1   3   1   43   19   13   12    3   17   52
Pedro Borbon           2   1  3.18  19   1   0   5   0   40   40   15   14    2   13   18
Ed Sprague             1   0  3.60  15   0   0   0   0   20   14    9    8    3   12    6
Wayne Simpson          3   1  4.02   7   6   0   0   0   40   35   20   18    4   16   20
Jim McGlothlin         3   4  4.29  13   8   1   0   1   57   62   30   27    6   18   33
Jim Merritt            1   0  4.50   4   1   0   0   0    8   13    4    4    1    2    4
Jack Billingham        3   6  4.62  12  10   1   0   1   64   69   34   33    6   17   36
Don Gullett            2   3  8.42   9   4   0   0   0   26   38   24   24    7    9   15
Joe Gibbon             0   0 54.00   2   0   0   0   0    0    3    2    2    1    1    1

 Houston               W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Tom Griffin            1   1  0.37   7   1   1   0   1   24   10    1    1    0    7   24
George Culver          1   0  2.18  17   0   0   2   0   33   18    8    8    2   19   25
Larry Dierker          5   3  3.03  10  10   4   0   3   77   70   27   26    2   17   41
Ken Forsch             3   2  3.10  11  10   1   0   0   73   72   27   25    6   28   49
Don Wilson             4   5  3.39  10  10   3   0   1   64   57   30   24    5   18   47
Fred Gladding          0   2  3.75  11   0   0   6   0   12    8    6    5    0    1    6
Jerry Reuss            3   5  4.45   9   9   1   0   0   59   56   36   29    6   28   57
Dave Roberts           4   3  4.57  10  10   3   0   1   67   74   37   34    3   20   30
Jim Ray                7   1  5.28  19   0   0   3   0   31   35   19   18    3   15   15
Jim York               0   0  7.71   2   0   0   0   0    2    2    2    2    0    5    2
Joe Gibbon             0   0  8.10   4   0   0   0   0    3    3    3    3    2    2    1
Wade Blasingame        0   0  8.64  10   0   0   0   0    8    4    9    8    1    8    9

 Los Angeles           W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Jim Brewer             4   2  1.13  20   0   0   7   0   32   12    5    4    1   11   21
Don Sutton             8   1  1.25  11  11   5   0   3   94   53   18   13    4   18   66
Claude Osteen          7   3  1.44  10  10   3   0   1   81   68   14   13    4   22   30
Al Downing             3   2  2.26  10  10   3   0   2   72   61   23   18    2   29   45
Tommy John             5   3  2.81  10  10   1   0   0   64   62   24   20    2   17   32
Bill Singer            3   6  3.24  10  10   2   0   2   72   62   29   26    5   18   53
Hoyt Wilhelm           0   0  3.38  10   0   0   1   0   16   13    8    6    0    6    7
Mike Strahler          0   1  3.52   4   0   0   0   0    8    8    3    3    2    5    5
Pete Richert           0   1  3.75   9   0   0   3   0   12   11    6    5    2    4    9
Pete Mikkelsen         1   1  4.02  11   0   0   3   0   16   16    7    7    0    3   11

 Montreal              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Mike Marshall          4   0  2.32  18   0   0   4   0   31   31   10    8    1   20   23
Tom Walker             0   1  2.70  13   0   0   0   0   20   19    6    6    2    6   13
Bill Stoneman          5   5  2.95  12  12   5   0   1   85   70   29   28    5   37   60
Mike Torrez            5   3  3.09  10   9   5   0   0   67   54   23   23    2   30   35
Ernie McAnally         1   6  4.13  10  10   2   0   0   57   52   30   26    5   23   23
John Strohmayer        0   1  4.18  19   0   0   2   0   32   28   15   15    2   14   21
Carl Morton            2   7  4.38  10  10   1   0   0   62   57   33   30    6   19   20
Steve Renko            1   3  5.85   9   6   0   0   0   32   36   23   21    4   32   18
Joe Gilbert            0   1  6.14   8   0   0   0   0   15   13   10   10    1    8   15
Denny Lemaster         2   0  7.85  12   0   0   0   0   18   26   16   16    2    5   13

 New York              W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Danny Frisella         1   0  0.95  12   0   0   5   0   19   13    2    2    2    1   10
Tug McGraw             3   1  1.34  17   0   0   9   0   40   25    7    6    0   13   36
Jim McAndrew           5   1  2.14   9   5   2   1   0   46   36   12   11    4   13   33
Jon Matlack            6   2  2.31  11   9   3   0   1   74   58   23   19    2   21   42
Tom Seaver             8   3  3.18  11  11   2   0   1   79   72   30   28    8   22   74
Gary Gentry            3   4  3.38  11  11   2   0   0   72   62   30   27    5   32   50
Buzz Capra             3   2  4.30  10   6   0   0   0   44   39   21   21    6   20   38
Ray Sadecki            1   0  4.70   7   2   0   0   0   15   17    8    8    1    8    7
Jerry Koosman          3   3  5.29  13   5   0   1   0   34   35   21   20    5   11   29
Chuck Taylor           0   0  6.08  16   0   0   2   0   24   36   16   16    2    6    6

 Philadelphia          W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Joe Hoerner            0   2  2.08  15   0   0   3   0   22   21    6    5    2    5   12
Barry Lersch           1   2  2.57  14   2   1   0   0   35   26   10   10    4   12   13
Ken Reynolds           0   2  2.88  10   2   0   0   0   25   20    8    8    2    7   14
Steve Carlton          6   6  2.99  13  13   7   0   2  102   76   36   34    7   28  113
Bill Champion          4   3  3.23  10  10   2   0   0   61   61   24   22    4   25   30
Darrell Brandon        2   1  3.32  13   0   0   1   0   22   29    8    8    3    5   16
Chris Short            1   1  3.86  15   0   0   1   0   19   21    9    8    3    5   16
Woodie Fryman          2   6  4.09  12  12   2   0   2   77   83   38   35    8   20   43
Dick Selma             1   6  5.43  13  10   1   0   0   60   58   39   36    8   44   28
Wayne Twitchell        2   1  6.31  20   0   0   1   0   26   25   19   18    2   16   22

 Pittsburgh            W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Ramon Hernandez        3   0  0.39  15   0   0   3   0   23   10    2    1    0    6   20
Bob Miller             4   1  0.79  16   0   0   2   0   23   19    3    2    0   14   12
Bruce Kison            1   0  1.89  11   1   1   3   0   33   19    8    7    1   14   25
Dock Ellis             5   2  2.33   8   8   1   0   0   54   42   15   14    3    7   31
Steve Blass            7   1  2.88  11  11   3   0   1   84   76   28   27   11   26   39
Luke Walker            2   2  3.12  10   6   1   0   0   40   42   18   14    2   21   19
Dave Giusti            1   4  3.18  19   0   0   5   0   28   25   10   10    1   10   15
Bob Moose              4   2  3.24   9   8   2   1   1   67   58   25   24    5    9   41
Bob Johnson            1   3  4.22  10   8   0   1   0   53   51   27   25    8   24   35
Nelson Briles          3   2  4.79   7   6   1   0   0   36   45   25   19    8   10   26
Bob Veale              0   0  6.00   5   0   0   0   0    9   10    7    6    0    7    6
Gene Garber            0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    2    1    1    1    1    0

 San Diego             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Gary Ross              0   1  2.19  17   0   0   0   0   25   22    8    6    0   17   13
Mike Corkins           0   2  2.45  15   1   0   2   0   22   18    6    6    2    9   18
Mike Caldwell          1   2  2.67  17   1   0   2   0   30   33   15    9    3   18   20
Fred Norman            4   5  2.75  11  10   5   0   3   72   57   25   22    7   25   51
Clay Kirby             3   6  2.89  12  12   3   0   0   93   73   34   30    6   42   62
Steve Arlin            4   6  3.16  12  12   3   0   2   85   62   33   30    5   46   54
Mark Schaeffer         0   0  3.18  13   0   0   0   0   17   18    6    6    0   11   14
Ed Acosta              1   2  4.09  15   1   0   0   0   33   36   17   15    4   12   23
Bill Greif             3   9  4.19  13  12   2   0   1   69   75   33   32    7   24   47
Tom Phoebus            0   1  7.94   1   1   0   0   0    6    3    5    5    2    6    8
Mike Kilkenny          0   0  8.31   5   0   0   0   0    4    7    4    4    1    3    5
Ron Taylor             0   0 12.60   4   0   0   0   0    5    9    7    7    5    0    0

 San Francisco         W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Steve Stone            3   6  2.15  13  11   4   0   1   84   64   26   20    5   27   57
Don McMahon            0   2  3.14  19   0   0   3   0   29   17   10   10    4    9   20
Ron Bryant             2   3  3.19  14   7   1   0   0   68   55   29   24    5   22   43
Juan Marichal          2   9  3.61  12  12   5   0   0   90   87   46   36    7   25   39
Jim Barr               0   2  3.82  21   0   0   1   0   35   37   17   15    5   10   27
Don Carrithers         1   3  3.89  11   4   0   1   0   37   33   19   16    4   12   20
John Morris            0   0  4.26   7   0   0   0   0    6    9    6    3    2    2    5
Sam McDowell           6   4  4.73  13  13   3   0   0   86   81   50   45    7   43   72
Jerry Johnson          3   3  8.18  17   0   0   3   0   22   31   21   20    2   13   13
John Cumberland        0   4  8.64   9   6   0   0   0   25   38   29   24    6    7    8
Charlie Williams       0   2  8.68   3   2   0   0   0    9   14   10    9    3    3    3

 St. Louis             W   L   ERA   G  GS  CG  SV  SHO  IP    H    R   ER   HR   BB   SO
Lowell Palmer          0   0  0.00   1   0   0   0   0    2    1    0    0    0    1    1
Diego Segui            1   0  0.00   2   0   0   1   0    5    2    0    0    0    1    2
Moe Drabowsky          1   1  2.61  13   0   0   1   0   10   13    3    3    2    5    5
Scipio Spinks          3   2  2.80  11  11   4   0   0   84   70   28   26    4   41   64
Bob Gibson             4   5  3.08  12  12   7   0   2   91   78   33   31    7   25   65
Charlie Hudson         0   0  3.38   6   0   0   0   0    5    3    2    2    0    5    1
Rick Wise              5   5  3.72  11  11   6   0   0   82   85   37   34    7   22   39
Reggie Cleveland       5   4  3.96  11  11   4   0   1   77   78   39   34    7   25   51
Al Santorini           3   6  4.78  12   4   0   0   0   38   41   22   20    2    9   19
Dennis Higgins         0   2  5.40   9   0   0   0   0   13   12   11    8    0   14   11
Tony Cloninger         0   1  5.52  10   0   0   0   0   15   14    9    9    1   10    3
Joe Grzenda            0   0  7.36  10   0   0   0   0   11   17    9    9    0    6    3
Santiago Guzman        0   0  9.00   1   0   0   0   0    1    1    1    1    1    0    0
Don Shaw               0   1  9.00   8   0   0   0   0    3    5    3    3    1    3    0
Lance Clemons          0   1 10.13   3   1   0   0   0    5    8    7    6    1    5    2
Tim Plodinec           0   0 27.00   1   0   0   0   0    0    3    1    1    0    0    0

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League Leaders

Wins:

  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  D. Sutton (LA)            8
  S. Blass (PIT)            7
  F. Jenkins (CHI)          7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  G. Nolan (CIN)            7
  C. Osteen (LA)            7
  J. Ray (HOU)              7
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  J. Matlack (NY)           6

Losses:

  B. Greif (SD)             9
  J. Marichal (SF)          9
  C. Morton (MON)           7
  S. Arlin (SD)             6
  J. Billingham (CIN)       6
  S. Carlton (PHI)          6
  W. Fryman (PHI)           6
  C. Kirby (SD)             6
  E. McAnally (MON)         6
  R. Reed (ATL)             6

Complete Games:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         11
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  B. Gibson (STL)           7
  P. Niekro (ATL)           7
  R. Wise (STL)             6
  B. Hooton (CHI)           5
  J. Marichal (SF)          5
  F. Norman (SD)            5
  B. Stoneman (MON)         5
  D. Sutton (LA)            5

Saves:

  C. Carroll (CIN)         11
  T. McGraw (NY)            9
  J. Brewer (LA)            7
  F. Gladding (HOU)         6
  P. Borbon (CIN)           5
  D. Frisella (NY)          5
  D. Giusti (PIT)           5
  C. Upshaw (ATL)           5
  M. Marshall (MON)         4
  D. McGinn (CHI)           4

Shutouts:

  L. Dierker (HOU)          3
  F. Norman (SD)            3
  D. Sutton (LA)            3
  S. Arlin (SD)             2
  S. Carlton (PHI)          2
  A. Downing (LA)           2
  W. Fryman (PHI)           2
  B. Gibson (STL)           2
  B. Singer (LA)            2
  J. Billingham (CIN)       1

Innings Pitched:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)      110.0
  S. Carlton (PHI)      102.1
  D. Sutton (LA)         93.2
  C. Kirby (SD)          93.1
  P. Niekro (ATL)        93.1
  B. Gibson (STL)        90.2
  J. Marichal (SF)       89.2
  B. Hooton (CHI)        85.2
  S. McDowell (SF)       85.2
  S. Arlin (SD)          85.1

Hits:

  F. Jenkins (CHI)         87
  J. Marichal (SF)         87
  P. Niekro (ATL)          86
  R. Wise (STL)            85
  W. Fryman (PHI)          83
  S. McDowell (SF)         81
  R. Cleveland (STL)       78
  B. Gibson (STL)          78
  T. Kelley (ATL)          78
  R. Reed (ATL)            77

Runs:

  S. McDowell (SF)         50
  J. Marichal (SF)         46
  P. Niekro (ATL)          40
  R. Cleveland (STL)       39
  R. Reed (ATL)            39
  D. Selma (PHI)           39
  W. Fryman (PHI)          38
  T. Kelley (ATL)          38
  D. Roberts (HOU)         37
  R. Wise (STL)            37

Home Runs:

  S. Blass (PIT)           11
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         10
  T. Kelley (ATL)           9
  N. Briles (PIT)           8
  W. Fryman (PHI)           8
  B. Johnson (PIT)          8
  T. Seaver (NY)            8
  D. Selma (PHI)            8
  S. Carlton (PHI)          7
  R. Cleveland (STL)        7

Walks:

  S. Arlin (SD)            46
  D. Selma (PHI)           44
  S. McDowell (SF)         43
  C. Kirby (SD)            42
  S. Spinks (STL)          41
  B. Stoneman (MON)        37
  B. Hooton (CHI)          36
  T. Kelley (ATL)          33
  G. Gentry (NY)           32
  S. Renko (MON)           32

Strikeouts:

  S. Carlton (PHI)        113
  T. Seaver (NY)           74
  S. McDowell (SF)         72
  D. Sutton (LA)           66
  B. Gibson (STL)          65
  S. Spinks (STL)          64
  F. Jenkins (CHI)         63
  C. Kirby (SD)            62
  B. Stoneman (MON)        60
  B. Hooton (CHI)          57

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